Nova Scotia Conservatives pick youthful leader.

Rodney MacDonald won a second-ballot victory to become the leader of the Nova Scotia Conservatives and premier of the province.

MacDonald, the 34-year-old minister of tourism, beat former insurance executive Bill Black by 1,263 votes to 855 on Saturday.

The Conservatives have a minority in the provincial legislature but MacDonald becomes premier because they form the government.

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Michael McCafferty comments:

It always refreshing when a Conservative Party chooses a bright young new leader as the Nova Scotia Conservatives did in picking Rodney MacDonald as their leader.

Just a few weeks ago the British Conservatives picked a young leader in David Cameron.

These young Conservative leaders are indeed a 'new generation of leadership'.